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1. How does a Condenser Mic work?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

2. What is Mixing?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Business
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

3. What is Routing?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Middle frequency sound speaker
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

4. What is Hertz (Hz)?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Cycles per second
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

5. What is our hearing range?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Decibels (dB).

6. What is Mixing?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
From the peak to the trough
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

7. What is a Woofer?
Low frequency sound speaker
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

8. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

9. What is sound measured in?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Decibels (dB).

10. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
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11. What does a Sound Wave look like?
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A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

12. What is Destructive Recording?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Middle frequency sound speaker
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

13. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
From the peak to the trough
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Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

14. What is a Tweeter?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Middle frequency sound speaker
High frequency sound speaker
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

15. What is Mastering?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

16. What are the levels of tones
From the peak to the trough
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

17. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

18. What is a Shock Mount for?
Decibels (dB).
Making the sounds more usable.
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

19. What is a Shock Mount for?
Below 20Hz
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Muting sounds above peak

20. What is Routing?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

21. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

22. What is Editing?
From the peak to the trough
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Low frequency sound speaker
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

23. What is Nondestructive Recording?
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Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

24. What is Limiting?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Muting sounds above peak

25. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
S sounds - sounds that hiss

26. What does FCC stand for
Federal Communications Commission
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Muting sounds above peak
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

27. What is SPL
Middle frequency sound speaker
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
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Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

28. What is Expansion?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
From the peak to the trough
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

29. What is Expansion?
Federal Communications Commission
Making the sounds more usable.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

30. What does a Sound Wave look like?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
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Cycles per second
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

31. What is Compression?
Decibels (dB).
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

32. Electromagnetic Spectrum
High frequency sound speaker
Cycles per second
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

33. What is a Cycle
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sending the sound where you want it to go

34. What is Amplification?
Making the sounds more usable.
In order to get a new perspective on the project
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

35. What is Gating?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Below 20Hz

36. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
High frequency sound speaker
Middle frequency sound speaker
Sending the sound where you want it to go

37. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Business
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

38. What are Plosives?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Making the sounds more usable.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

39. What are Plosives?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

40. What is Infrasonic?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Below 20Hz

41. What is Destructive Recording?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
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Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

42. What is Sibilance?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Business
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
S sounds - sounds that hiss

43. What are the four dynamic processes?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Middle frequency sound speaker
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

44. What is a Woofer?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Low frequency sound speaker
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Business

45. What is Limiting?
Muting sounds above peak
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

46. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Cycles per second
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

47. What is Recording?
High frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

48. What is frequency?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Low frequency sound speaker
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

49. What is Mastering?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

50. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Muting sounds above peak